Combined tie-plate and rail-fastening.



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UNITED srarns PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY K. MYERS, OF WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR O ONE-HALF "IO GEORGE D. BRECK, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

' COIMIBINED TIE-PLATE AND RAIL-FASTENIN Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 30, 1910.

Figure 1 is a view partly in vertical sec-' t-ion and artly in end elevation,.showing my inventionapplied to a metal tie; Fig. 2

is a plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a sec-- tional view showing the invention applied to a wooden tie; Fig. 1 isa perspective view showing one form of the sac dlc; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the clips; Fig. 6 IS a sectional view showing a modification of the invention; Fig. 7 is a plan view of Fig. (3; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the saddle shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

My invention has relation to a combined railway tie and rail fastening, and has been inore'particularly designed as an improvement upon' the fastening described and claimed in my Patent No. 899,230, dated September 22nd, 1908. The present invention. while retaining the same general mode of fastening disclosed by the said patent, provides improved forms of the saddle, havmg rail-seating portions which act as tie plates, and which are so related to the fastenings that in case the fastening at either side of the rail should become defective, the fastening at the other side will prevent spreading of the rail.

By providing the saddles with the rail seating portions, I obtain a device in which the fastenin clips will move vertically with any vertica? movement of the rails unde passing trains, thereby retaining a secure fastening engagement with the rails in all.-

positions thereof.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will hereinafter appear.

Referring first to that form of my invention which is shown in Figs. 1, 2, A and 5, the numeral 2 designates a track rail, 3 a metal tie of the well-known I-beam form, and 4 a member, former of wood or other suitable, nonmetallic material, which is interposed between the rail 2 and the tie 3, as in my said patent, so as to destroy the effect of vibration as much as possible and to form a cushion for the rail.

5 designates the saddle, which, instead of being cut away at its central portion as in my said patent, has a depressed central poi"- tion 6 with vertical shoulders 7 at each side, such depression and shoulders fOlIllln' a seat for the base of the rail. 'The shoulcers 7 are formed with the slots 8 through which extend the clips 9, which engage the base flange of the rail. These clips are preferably of somewhat resilient material, and are generally the same as those shown in my said patent, with the exception that they arepreferably shouldered at 10,, with prdect1ng tongue portions e. tending through the slots 8. The saddle rips and cushion block are secured to the tie 3 by means of the vertical bolts 11, which extend through openings 12 in the end portion of" the saddle through corresponding openings 13 in [la- 'clips, and through openings in the ('llShlOll block 4' and top flange of the tie 3, being secured at their lower ends by means if nuts 14:, which may be locked against turning in the manner described In my said patent.

The end portions of the saddle are inclined downwardly from the shoulders 7; and the saddle is preferably of material of suflicient resiliency, or spring, so that when the bolts 11 are inserted and screwed to place, they will spring the end portions of the saddle and of the clip downwardly into substantially horizontal position upon the cushion block 4, as shown in Fig. 1. I also preferably form the depressed portion (3 of. the saddle with lateral extensions 6", which may be bent downwardly on the dotted lines shown in Fig. 4 over the edges of the cushion block, for the purpose of preventing said block from splitting.

It will be seen that the rail, being seated in the depression 6 and a ainst the vertical shoulders 7, is securely he (1 against any independent spreading mo venient. The two bolts 11 being connected throu h the railseating portion of the saddle, i one of the bolts should become sheared, or should work out, the other bolt will retain the saddle against any endwise movement on the tie.

Inasmuch as all portions of the saddle will move downwardly substantially the same extent under the vertical movement of the rail, itwill be seen that the engaging ends of the. clips 9 will also move vertically with vertical movements of the rail, and will 'comes the objections which have hitherto been urged against.- the use of metal ties.

Fig. 3 shows the application of my invention to a wooden tic 3". The only dillerenee between this application and the form shown in Fig. l,-is thatinstead of bolts 11 I employ screw spikes 15, or other suitable means for fastening the parts to the tie. I also preferably employ a cushion block under the rail, as'in the form first described, but this cushion block may be omitted, it desired, both from wooden ties and from metal ties, and the saddle be seated-directly upon the tie.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 show a modified form of saddle, which is somewhat similar to the form shown in my said patent, but which instead of having its ccntTal portion en'- tirely cut away, is cut away but slightly at its central portion and the side members are bent downwardly and inwardly to form a rail seat 16 in a horizontal plane below the plane of the top of the saddle, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The edge portions lo 'of the saddle are preferably bent downwardly to embrace the side edges of the tiller block. In this construction the formation of the rail-seatin recess in the manner described,

provides t e opening 17 through which the rail-engaging clips 18 are inserted. Vhile I have shown this form of my invention as applied to a wooden tie only,.it may obviously be applied to a metal tie in the same manner as the saddle shown in Fig. 1.

My invention provides an exceedingly simple and secure tie plate and fastening, which can be manufactured and applied to a tie at a comparati\-'ely low cost; which can l.--, ad ily renewed when desired; which protects the tieitse'lf from wear and destruction, and which possesses the other advantages hereinbefore enumerat'd.

It-,will be=apparent that various other modifications may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my inventioulas defined in the appended claims. Thus, the exact form of the saddle may be varied; the manner of securin the saddle to the tie may be changed; an the invention may be used with,- forms of metal ties other than the Ibcam form herein shown.

l. The combination with a tie and rail, of a saddle plate having a rail-seatiug depreson at its central or intermediate portion sion and slots extending through said shoulders, and clips. interposed between the saddle and tie and extending through said slots into securing engagement with the base of the rail; substantially as described.

a saddle plate having a rail-seating depres: sion at its central or intermediate portion with shoulders at the sides of said depression and slots extending through said shoulders, and clips interposed between the saddle and tie. and extending through said slots into securing engagement with the base of the rail, said clips and saddle being of a resilient metal: substantially as described.

3. The combination with a tie and rail, of a cushion on the tie underneath the rail base, a saddle plate seated on the cushion and engaging the side edges thereoffsaid saddle portion, clips interposed between the cushion and saddle antlfengaging the rail base at' opposite sides,"'and means for securing the sadtile, clips and cushion to the tie; substantially as described. 4. In a rail fastening,'a saddle member having a depressed rail-seating portion, relat-ix 'ely elevated end-seating portions, and downwardly extending lateral portions; substantially as describe.

5. In a rail fastening, a saddle having its central portion depressed into a horizontal plane below the plane of the top of the sad dle, to form a rail-seat with vertical shoulders at each side, said shoulders having openings tlierethrough for securing clips: substantially as described.

6. The combination with a tie and rail, of a saddle plate interposed between the tieand rail, clips interposed between the saddle plate and tie and engaging thorajil case, said saddle having a depressed itailgseating portion. and means for securing the clips and saddle plate to the tie substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have-hereunto set my hand.

K. MYERS.

\Vi tnesses Gen. 13. BLEMING, H. M. Conwm.

having a depressed transverse rail-seating with shoulders at the sides of said depresi i The combination with a tie and rail, of 

